Welcome!

Thanks for joining me! I am writing this first post both excited and nervous about the blogging journey that lies ahead. Today is the day after Thanksgiving and I, like most Americans, spent yesterday celebrating what I was thankful for with the people I love, all while indulging in one of my favorite meals of the year. The day went as quick as it came, and was quite possibly one of my favorite Thanksgivings I have ever celebrated. The reason I say this is not because of the amazing food and the wonderful people I ate it with, (although they were a contributing factor! <3). The reason is that this Thanksgiving came with a moment that has changed the way I am choosing to live my life.

While my blogging journey is beginning today, I have also been traveling on another journey, a weight loss journey. While I have fallen off track a few times, and have gained and lost pounds over the years, I am finally down a whole 30 pounds and am back on track to stay. As a part of that journey, I decided to wake up early on Thanksgiving Day and attend a spin class at my favorite studio located the next town over from where I live. Now I have attended what feels like hundreds of spin classes in the past, but what made this class different was the instructor and something he said that really resonated with me. He said, “in this community, we workout because it feels good, not to punish ourselves for eating what we want during the holidays.” As someone who has struggled with disordered eating habits and eating related guilt since I was a young child, I got really emotional about this statement. I had signed up for that class to do just that, I did it to prepare myself for the meal I was about to indulge in later that day. Before he said that, my mind had been racing with anxiety of ruining my progress with bloating and weight gain. By the time I left the class, I had teared up twice from his words and my anxiety had diminished significantly. It was then I decided that I was going to be okay and that I decided to do everything I could to focus on spending time with my loved ones instead of obsessing over feeling guilty about what I ate.

When I woke up this morning, I felt motivated; motivated to continue in my journey and create something that will not only document my progress, but will keep me accountable and promote my own self-confidence and maybe, just maybe, inspire someone else with the same goals I have. It’s not going to be easy, but I know that I can do this. Furthermore, I know that I am not the only one on this journey; and so I invite each and every one of you who is struggling with your self-image to join me as I continue to lose weight, become healthy, and learn to love myself. Thank you so much for visiting and I hope to see you back here soon!

I am an average 20-something determined to live my best life. When I'm not blogging, I can be found working on my Master's Degree, hanging with my fiancé, cuddling my cat, going to work, or hitting up a Starbucks after a spin class. Disclaimer: **This blog is a documentation of my personal fitness/ weight loss journey, personal lifestyle development and my strives towards tranquility of mind. It is not to be regarded as medical, nutritional, psychiatric or any other kind of advice.**